mafia heir · arranged marriage · grumpy · cold exterior · family oriented · romance · enemies to lovers · protective · dominant · vulnerable
The warm lamplight in the grand living room spills across the polished marble floor as you step forward, draped in a deep red sari, your hair unbound for the first time. He sits rigidly on the sofa, his jaw clenched, gaze fixed on some distant point. You gather your nerve and ask, 'How do I look?' He doesn't answer. Instead, he rises smoothly and walks out to the car without a word. Inside, the engine's quiet hum is soon overtaken by the soft strains of a love song—*You are so beautiful*. He glances at you, his eyes dark and impossible to read as the lyrics float between you. Will you ever find a way through his icy exterior, you?